PSP will lose ability to access the PSN Store next week!
It has been over 3 years since the last PSP firmware update has been released by Sony. Since their PSP Firmware 6.60, the PSP did not see any news in terms of feature and firmware updates.
Today Sony has send an Email to playstation store users, that the PSP will lose the ability to use the Playstation Store natively via the XMB.
What does this mean?
It basically means that the ability to add content wirelessly from their PSN Store onto your PSP will be removed.
Downloading a newly bought game? Nope. Downloading something from your downloadlist, a game or a DLC you’ve bought in the past? Nope.
Before you are going to burn down their HQ, keep in mind that you are still able to download PSP content via your Computer, be it with or without the MediaGo application, and with your Playstation 3 (implying everyone ownes one).
This change will be pushed at the 15th September 2014, so it is basically next week. It will be a server-side change, so that there will not be a new PSP firmware update, and therefore ‘not updating’ your firmware will not help you to retain the PSN Store access functionality.
Especially as a PSP Go user, this is a massive slap in your face, since you are required to use digital content. If you happen to use a modified PSP Firmware, a so called PSP CFW, then you can use content without downloading it from the PSN Store, be it directly via your PSP or via your Computer.
A PSP CFW can even enable you to play your UMDs at your PSP Go, as long as you are able to dump them via another PSP, one that posesses an UMD drive.
The PS Vita, while technically not really being affected of this change, since it accesses the PS Vita PSN Store via its PSN Store Application, is actually still affected of this change.
Why? Well, if you happen to use the TN-V eCFW at your PS Vita, currently (publicly) supported up to PS Vita firmware 3.01, you are able to access the PSP PSN Store from within the XMB of the TN-V eCFW. Since this change will remove said ability of the PSP, it will also remove the ability to access the PSN Store from the PS Vita PSPemulator.
It is a sad new change, but at least we are (still) able to use the multiplayer functions of PSP games… But who knows for how long…
Source via KINGx.de
Man that’s sad. End of an era.
‘_’ you will be greatly missed PSP PS Store.
It really *** sucks. That means I have to manually transfer games from my PS3 to my PSP now
So, Z, how do we put games on the PSP legally from PS now that we cant download them via wifi? I’ve never done it any other way.
Either use MediaGo via your PC, or use a PS3.
Otherwise, put the stuff into a folder and then into the /PSP/GAME/ directory.
Licenses go into /PSP/LICENSE/
I forgot you can transfer games from PS3 to PSP just not from PSP to PS3. Thanks!
PSP doesn’t support PS Now, only Vita, PS3 and PS4 do.
Where the heck did you get the idea that PS Now was supported on PSP?
I’ll admit its a minor inconvenience because now you have to download games through PS3 or PC then transfer them to the PSP. This wouldn’t be a inconvenience at all if the Vita supported the full library of games the PSP can play both PSP & PSX not just PSP and -some- PSX Games.
considering that sony doesn’t care too much about their vita i think this is a stupid move on their part. sure, if u kill the original vita will be the only one, but no one wants the vita as much as the psp.
They should put all the PSP library into PSN for the Vita. Some games like Crisis Core was never released on PSN though. They should release them right after this change.
Finaly day came when it happened for good.
We gotta say though, the PSP had a GOOD run, I guess Sony is finally starting to give up on it, hopefully they start doing more to the Vita! 😀
Knew this day was coming. Hope this doesn’t affect Psp users to bad.
I am so sad right now. I remember the first time I accessed the Store on my PSP, such euphoria, at a very young age.
Yep, 2007~2010, those great PSP days…
as always, homebrewers are always with us, unlike sony. There is now a new plugin that lets psp go users use a DS3 with full button config (R2,R3,L2,L3) and right analog support.
whats the name of this plug in, i just got a new PSP GO and would love to get that. Thanks in advance.
Chad
nevermind i just found it.
it feels like yesterday that I held a PSP for the first time. time slows for no one!
Those are sad news… I’ll think thrice (twice before) now before buying digital games in general but… Is this confirmed for all regions ? I have Japanese PSN account for my PSP and Vita and I didn’t receive any Sony notices except for advertisment scrap. Perhaps this change affects only US and EU regions.
The JAP store will probably last longer due to much more releases coming to the PSP compared to the US/EU regions, but I don’t think it’ll last long.
End of an era indeed. Not much of a deal really, since downloading from a PC is much faster than the PSP’s relatively slow WiFi. I kept seeing a “The PSP store is moving to…” picture on PSN and I knew this day was coming. Still gonna use my PSP as a primary multimedia player, aswell as for gaming 🙂
Just make sure anyone has bought and download every existing game so to make sure we’ll never lose anything.
+1 for CFWs and ISOs
At least you still have access through a PC or PS3. I always used the PC for that anyways. But I’ve backed up all my games and licenses to an external HDD just incase changes ever happened and plus it’s more convenient and faster when adding games.
One day they will drop support of those games on their server and you’ll lose everything if you don’t back them up. Be prepared people. Don’t think they’ll host the games for you forever.
Man! What the heck is happening to Sony?! Whenever I entered that PSP Store I thought “look how awesome the PSP still is.” Well, whatever. 😥
Well this is unfortunate, my GO’s USB slot doesn’t work correctly so I can’t move data to it from my computer.
Damnit still actually buy PSP games from the store :/
Use the web browser to install a FTP client in your Go and use it to transfer stuff (assuming you have CFW)
Alas not.
I’ve been trying to figure out how that pspdemo site puts files into the correct folders, but I haven’t had much luck.
Ah! I Just had an idea. I could buy a M2 card and reader, move the EBOOT’s over on my PC like that and put it in the console.
This will work, right?
It saddens my heart to see it finally end… But I hope, that my PSP’s will live for a VERY long time… I never leave to goto places (like g’mas, or in-laws, not grocery store, etc), without it… My daughters use them… my wife, and I STILL link up and play games with each other… This device is TRULY amazing, with the thing we can all do with it… And, I hope that development, and modding it, will continue to happen (even though it’s slowed down), for years to come… im glad that it has been “opened” up, and I was able to bear witness to it all… Thank you all, for making that happen… But its sad to see, that it is offically over with Sony… (sorry for my little “rant”… I just fell in love with this thing from day one!)…
Here you go; a cookie for a great speech and also to encourage you. We all will miss the PSP Store ;(
Someone give this man another cookie.
A second cookie for the inspiring speech…
The PSP will live on in the hearts of all gamers, Long as we live, so will the PSP. LONG LIVE PSP!
Great News!!!!! we need the psp to be put to rest in order to attain more interest in the vita, the psp was a great device and it could have achieved much more greatness if it wasn’t plagued by piracy, piracy is the reason the vita is plagued by a small library of bad games. Let’s move on, support Sony and get the vita back on track to beating the competition!!!!!!!!! Btw psp users including myself still have access to our psn games just not directly from the psp…..that is really not a big problem! If you can put on custom firmware, you can definitely get your psp games and ever heard of eBay?? Psp games be CHEAP!!!
vita lover
well the guy who made that speech, hollander, is that kind of person you want to buy em a drink.
PSP FOR LIFE
Better pick up some good digital PlayStation titles before they are gonee….!! 🙁
I wonder now since this is going to in effect, that Sony might allow psp games to enter the store of the Vita. They had accidentally let people download any game that was bought a few months ago, I wonder if they will make that permanent next update.
PSP games are already on the Vita store, there is a section for them…at least there is on the Aussie/Euro PSN!
He’s talking about the complete PSP and PS1 libraries, not the partial ones listed as compatible and directly downloadable to Vita
2 different things
Oh yes I see! I myself have been waiting forever for Fight Night Round 3 to come to the Australian Vita Store! If Sony adds the entire catalog I will be cheering haha!
Fingers crossed >.<!
so,can we hijack it to the pc site in the future? Or modify it’s host then using like ftp.
Maybe this move is just for the vita ‘s cwf,cause if u are in the 3.01 or below,u can still download game to the vita without the stupid “upgrade”, while after it,there are no legal way to do this. I think the next step is an update of cma, what sony want is totally make a hacked vita offline, for if a vita’s online feature lost, it’s really a ***!
This move is only for the PSP, considering Sony discontinued the device by June ’14.
See … one day this will happen to Vita. No more downloads. Ever. Exactly why I buy all my games on cart.
Digital downloads are great however having to depend on just a digital file sucks. I miss the day games were stored on ROM chips in carts. They were reliable and less worrisome
NOOOOO00000000000ooooooooooo….. *fades to silence*
Shieks… this was somehow suspected to happen but honestly I had hoped they would drag out support for one more year.
What a miserable year…. first the nds *still cries tears of blood*…. then games for windoof live and gamespy network… now the psp…
Next thing to loose “store & network” access will be the Wii. Then the PS3 and Xbox 360.
What about PSN Patches for UMD’s? Those require PSN access and can not be downloaded via PC/MediaGo.
This. THIS.
even if we can copy license files for DLC, some DLC require a newer version.
D:
hurry greasemonkey-db the psp psn store
Never try to use a psp connect to psn,that’s useless since psp can run iso without psn
It would be nice to have a repository…for all those PSP titles… 🙂
well, the ones that won’t be making it to the PS Store 😉
Sad news but at least can play with vita to resistance retribution PSP online,
Cmon bros we need more people playing online -.-
NOOOOO!!!!!!!! I still use my psp go, I still use the psn store even with CFW…. Why Sony why?!?!?!?! Not everyone has a psvita!
Install media go 2.7.
Then you can still enter the psn and download stuff to your go.
http://mediago.sony.com/enu/download
If you don’t own a pc, use the ps3 for it OR get a used netbook.
anyone up for a $10 dollar contest on the monthly tutorial contests ?
the stake is simple
u have a week time
code a pc-browser that the psp-store thinks its a psp
use temper tamper greasemonkey to clone store and spoof said titles
write a tutorial about it.
tahts’ it ! lol
I never received an email about the PSP Store closing. Not in my spam folder either. I have no issues receiving other emails from Sony about my purchases. What gives?
Will there still be work on improvements on CFWs? For example making the PSP 3000s and the Motherboards that can not be Permanently CFWed Permanent?
Should we start reverse-engineering the PSN store to include a “PSP Homebrew Network” to replace it? (Included in CFW)
Hey remember this?
http://wololo.net/2014/04/23/eu-psn-store-now-also-without-pspps1-restrictions-access-to-psp-demos-granted/
Coincidence ? ;$, wait…
Well I guess this means CFW and ISO’s are all thats left for the psp and sony refuses to let us download most psp games on the vita. Guess all thats left is hunt for UMD’s or thank god for piracy.